Timing apparatus for mountain-air sanitariums



Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466,653

F. BATTER TIMING APPARATUS FOR MOUNTAIN AIR SANITARIUMS Original File d May 21 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 w ohd Aug. 28; 1923. 1,466,653 F. BATTER .TIMING APPARATUS FOR MOUNTAIN AIR SANITARIUMS Original Filed May 21 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 m QIIQ M 6 Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.653

F. BATTER TIMING APPARATUS FOR MOUNTAIN AIR SANITARIUMS original Filed May 21. 1920 3 Sheets-Sh eet 5 I an o Co A m N \0 a! ll m .7 Aug. 28,1923.

FRANK Barren, or ronrnenn, cannon riiliiiiefnrrnne'rus rote riicUirriirii-ein Original application filed May 21, 1920, Serial Ne.

To all? wizom it may concern.

Be it known that I, F RANK BATTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, county of Multnomah and State 5 of Oregon, have invented'a' new and useful Improvement in Timing Apparatus for lllountain i iir Sanitariums, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to structures. in which can be artificially maintained such atmospheric conditions of temperature,

pressure, humidity and so forth as maybe dictated by the state of a patient. This 111- vention controls the duration of any given 5 atmospheric condition and the time required to reach it and also the time required topass desired. the time can bepredetermined in which the patient can live normally without interference with such prescribed regimen. Previous patents of mine, No; 904,172; 1,107,74 1ga11d 1,107,745 have dealt with at mospheric pressure or rarefied conditions for simulation oi high altitude. I r

This application is being filed to cover the patentable subject matter divided out of the implication filed by myself on May 21,

1920, Serial No. 383,180, for portable mountain air sanitarium and therapeutic process for usetherein, and is a continuation in part of the latter with respect to the subject mat ter divided ent r the same.

The specific object of my present invention, however, is to provide a timing mechaism which will control the air valve'in a structure or this character and by the useof which it is possible to simulate a trip at a predetermined speed to a predetermined altitude, a'stay at that altitude for a pre determined time and return therefrom at a predetermined speed' A further object is to'provide manual means which may be brought into playto supersede the automaticcontrol of the timing mechanism so that a given condition may be maintained for as long a time as desired and alsothat a change to a higher or return to a lower altitude maybe quickly accomplished by manual means;

0 These and other objects areacco nplished in the acompan'ying drawings, inwhich Fig. 1 is anelevation of my timing device and which also shows the valve and portion of the pipe which the valve con- 5 trols 283,180. Divided and 28, 1922. Serial No. 584,323.

the line'8 3. of Fig. 2,

which the 1A and G acts to rotate the. valve in 13 holds theclosing means from operating semi-restores.

this application filed August Fig. 2 is a section of the valve taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; V 7

- Fig. 3 is a section of the valve taken on Fig. {l is a section taken on the line etof Fig. 3; v Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5 .of Fig. 1 and shows the governing mechanism which-regulates the rate of speed at timing mechanism travels; 1 1 1g. 6 is a line taken onthe line (5 6 of F andshowsa' section of the governor taken on the line normal to the one on whichFig. 5 was taken; I

F 1g. 7 is an enlarged view of the drum I and winding mechanism of my device; from one such condition to another and if .Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the same parts as shown in Fig. 7;

a Fig. 94s a longitudinal section of one of the counte 'balancing Weights of my invention; I

ig. is a sectiontaken on the line 1010 of Fig. 9; and

Fig. 11 is a section taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 9.

The function offthe tiniingmechanisin given position is deterwhichinay be said to operate in a predetermined-manner without precluding control fthe operation to vary the conditions. The control apparatus has three separate timers, A, B and C. A acts to open the valve at a rate which may be varied. B acts to determine the length of time during. which'the valve shall occupy the positions to which it has been moved by timer close the valve at a rate which also may be varied. Each position of the valve 10 represents a particularbarometric pressure of a certain altitude.

This is calibrated on vertical scales which are adjacent and form a part ofthe 0011-, trolmechanismin the timer. Each of the timers A, B andC are similar and involve similar mechanism but are connected to performdifl erently on the valve. A and C opposite directions and for a predetermined length of time. The, main valve 10 is made preferably in the form of a gate valve having a gate 11 -which co-acts with the body 12. Tie opennsects ing controlled by the gate 11, as can be seen in Fig. 2, is made with an OillllgG-Ql part 13,

the sides of which converge towards the narrower and uniform part let, the result 4) being that as the valve begins to close the volume of air passing thru the valve decreases rather rapidly for a given movement. of the grate until the uniform part ofthe opening is reached and the reverse of this operation occurs in the opening of the valve.

For the sake of safety a complete shut-oil of ventilation by closing the valve is preed by the lay-pass 1.5 which is neceso-pen at all times. because the web 16 jgjlGQuf-S the valve 11 from passing down over at same. The gate 11 is lowered by athreaded valve stem 17 up thru the box the stem 17 being provided 1 a pair of ratchets 1.9 and 20 each of h has two sets of ratchet faces as l9 the teeth of which are set opposed The offset pawl 21 co-acts with the ratchet teeth. In one position itwith the outer teeth 19 and in the position it co-acts with the inner a iet teeth l9 and thus in the opposite thows causes the steml to be rotated in opposite lirections. The sheaves 22 and 30 Lil are also positioned on the stem, 17 and are arrnged so that the driving chains can pass ov r them and thus connect the mechanism to the valve. The driving sheave 22 connects with the ratchet l9 and its pawl 2i and the sheave 2 connects with the ratchet 20 and its driving; pawl 24: The valve and valve stem with its connecting ineihanism are all suitably supported and hrac d by the rame 1 of the timer.

he timer is similar to timers and the A ts that constit lte the r the counter parts of the ones in the other two timers unless otherwise '1 houses the entire conuoted. The frau irol and 'ndicating .-,icch.nisn1 and also supa ve stem and thus the mechaism sides Chi sheave on the stem 17 over the 50 id er sheave l and around the winding; drum 4!: so that whenever the drum rotates it the chain 2 and thus rotates the 23 on the valve stem 17. Tl a drum 4 is made with a grooved periphery. the

o grooves 5 be ng adapted to hold the wound portion of the cahle {l which leads to the mechanism. The drum is convernor mechanism thru the ratchet and pawl mechanism 7. The drum is rotatably mounted on the shaft 8 which rests in hearings which are fastened to the me 1. Clears 25 anl are fixed to the t 8 an the 25 holds the pawl of mechanism 7 Elli-T; holds the The pawl held in engagement she the ratchet.

center which with the ratchet by spring 27 andthns when the pawl is in position and the gear is rotated it rotates the drum in. one direction. The gear 25 meshes with the pinion 28 which is mounted in the shaft 29. A large gear 30 is also in unted on the shaft and meshes with the small 5;; ar 31 which is mounted on the shaft Kl. large gear 33 is also mounted on the shaft and meshes with the pinion Sl t mounted on the shaft 35. of, these shafts are journaled in suitable boxing mounted on the frame 1.

The train. of gears 28 to ill inclusive serve to reduce speed of rotation of the drum 4r in relation to thecrank dislr 86 which is mounted i=1 Crank disk 36 has a pin 37 near its periphery whichfis connected to a piston rod Thc craal: dish is counterbal need v a counter weight as 39 which of suflicient weight to balance the piston rod 38. The governing mecha- .ism is connected to the piston rod 38 which regulates the of speed at which the mechanism moves. Many types of governors can he used but I have found from experimentation that the preferable type is embodied in Figs-5 to G of the drawings. and cimsistof two open end containers as 40 and 41 which telescope one into the other. The 1-0 ltainer ll perforatedas at 42. and the tQlGSCfDG sections are fastened to a rod The ssembled rod with the containers placed thereon is inserted in cylinder 43 which partially filled with liquid. This -ylin ler is pivoted as at a l: so that it can aline itself to the rod 58 at all points during; the stroke of the The cylinder has a fal. bottom 45 with a hole 46 in the is suitably packed and adapted to permit the piston rod to slide therethru without the loss of any appreciable amount ofliquid from the container. The top of the container 420 has a plurality of air vents as'f. lelescope containers are so arranged that the liuoyancy will slightly more than counterbalance the effect of the force of the machine in operation so that it the sections :11 telescopeil completely 'ithin one anotaer th govern-or will. not operate because the buoyancy in the containers will more than rounterhalancc the force of the work intended to he done in the machine. it is necessary that the section :1 be extended from out the wall of the section 4:0 So that the perforations will he uncovered. Uncovering a row of perforations will permit a small quantity of the water to be received within the container whi h will directly affect the buoyancy and allow the containers to slOwly sink in the liquid. ll hen the. containers are filled with liquid and the mechanism tends to draw the some out again the weight of the water held within the teles' opc sections will also prevent the disk 36 from rotating until the water registers on a the cylinder has seep edout from the perforations The governor will therefore rotate the mechanism in inverse relation to uncovered. An-indicat 48 is fixed to the containerf and gauge 49 which can be calie bratcd to measure directly the speed 1 at which it is wished the device to work. The

the number of holes 111;; rod

power for moving the mechanism is'received from the weight 50 which is connected to the cable 6 which is wound aroundthe drum suitable pulleys as 51 and is. held infaline 4. As the weight against the retardation of" the governor mechanism; The cable 61s mountedjover which is guided by cross rods 55 which are A' pulley 56 1s also fixed to the frame 1. mounted to this carriage and is positioned so as to be vertically ali'ned with the groove which the cable'issupp'osed to be mounted over. The eountenweight 52 is attached to i the 'frame 54: and is equal in weight so as to counteract the normal tension of the (able (3 and also the friction of the carriage'5 i. i

Thetimers B and C are rendered inoperative because the friction brake shoes 57 and 58ibear respectively on the crank disks 36 and 3d". The. brake shoe 57 is connected to V the rod 59 which is pivotally connected to the tulcrumed lever 59 which is fastened on its opposite end to the counterweighted rod 60; The counter weight 61 1S fastened to this rod by another fulcrumed lever 62 .so that the' action of this lever on the rod 60 causes the friction'lever to be braced against the disk 36; The disk 86 is similarly held 1n inoperative friction shoe 58is connectedsto the rod 62 whit-his connected to thelever 63 'which in turn is connected to the counterweighted rod ('34:. the counterweight 6:3.actin'g with the in the operative position of the conapparatus the respective weights A. C aresiipported in their highestposition by the grids on the stationarvrods adjusted to their highest position, The valve slowly falls the drum issm nth's or any other rotated and as has been explained, works fixed rodd i weight B. If this grid tion and the relative spond to the altitude indicated on the When the weight A be depressed. brake shoe 57 tim'er B to operate.

position the andthus until friction. shoe 58 being placed thereon. This "thusythe meet is depressed and 'actionof the lever 63 allows the brake shoe 58 to be removed from the disk 36"-and this action permits the timer, mechanism (3' to apparatus ;oi erates as fol- 10 is then'open. It itis desired to simulate .a trip to an altitude of four thousand feet the grid 67 I is adjusted on the counterwei 'hted rod GOuntilits o'ointer is oooosite b l. L 3

four thousand feet on the senses; The grid 69'is moved down out of the way and the timerA starts to close the valve. grid 70 is adjusted on the counterweighted irod 64to t'he'desired pointon' the time scale 71, such as for example, three days. This scale can be caliln'ated indays hours or standard unit of time which it ismost common to'maintain.

.f The grid/70 is adjustably mounted on the and-is adapted to hold the is uppermostthe weight will beheld indefinitely in one posiscale 71.' i

The grid 72 which is mounted on the rod 73 indicates on the scale 74. This grid is adjusted so as to indicate zero feet on the altitude'scale 74 which indicates atmospheric pressure. The device is then set and when the grid 69' is IGIHOVQd Ii lOIH under the weight A the weight will slowly descend a'nd will startthe timer in operation. The weights B and C are held at the topbecause of the friction shoes previously described. The falling weight having started will continue until it reaches the grid 67 and during this time the valve 10 will be moved towards closed position because of the gearing connections already described. strikes the gridt'? the weight will more than balance the counter w'eightGl and this will. cause the rod 60 to Depressing this rod allows the to be released and allows the The timer B 'as already noted, controls'the length of tim which the valve is held rotated in operative position the weight B strikes the grid '70 the air in the room controlledby the valve 10 will be held at a decreased pressure which corresponds'to the altituderegisteredby the'indicator 67. When the weight strikes the grid 70 it also is heavy enough to overbalance the countenweight 65 and thru the operate. The weight C is then permitted to fall freely and it continues to do so until the weight C rests on the grid 72. If the 'grid 72 is set seas to indicate zero feet or atmospheric pressure the pressure in the room corresponds w th atmospheric pressure and therefore no ditl erential 1n pressure exists. Inthis way a trip at a predeitermined speed to a predetermined altitude. 'astay' at the alt1tude for a predetermined time'and return therefrom at a predeterpressure will correof them, may be brought into play to supersede the automatic control so that agiven condition may be maintained for as long or short a time as desired, and the change to higher or return to a. lower altitude may be manually as well as automatically controlled by the following mechanism: This is accomplished by the handle 7 5. Tlns is mounted on'a transverse rod 76 and has fixed thereon three pinions 77 77 and 77, which may be adpisted so as to mesh with any of the three gears 26,26, 26, so that cable 6 is connected thereto.

raise the weight A they maybe rotated separately from the automatic control mechanism. This rod 76 is slidably mounted. in bearings 78. It the is partly down and it is desired 1t up qnicklyit may be done by rotating the handle vand meshing-theplni'on T7 with the gear 26 on the timer A and reversing the pawls 2a and 21 so that they will cause the valve to be opened independently of the action of the weights and will also to its uppermost position. Reversing the pawls to their original position renders 'themechanism in readiness to be operated and controlled by the automatic mechanism. This same mechanism can be used to reverse the operation of the timer C and in this case the pinion 7 7 can be meshed with the gear 26 and the action of the weight C be reversed. The weights A and B are provided with devices by which the force of the blow striking the grid can be minimized and also that the action of the releasing means will be sudden and not gradual so that the time of change can be estin'iated closely. The weights are hollow providing a cylinder 79 in which a piston 80 works. This piston is fittedsnu'gly so as to eliminate substantially all of the leakage when it is moved in the cylinder. The piston. is connected with a rod 81 and the The rod 81 passes thru the stutfing box 82 which prevents and substantial leakage. The piston 80 is normally held in itslowermost position by the latch 83 which is held in place by the spring 84. A. wedge shaped member 85 extends below the timer A and thus when the weight approaches the grid this wedge shaped member 85 will strilzelirst. WVhen the member strikes the grid it is pushed .upward and forces the lug 86 outward which moves the latch 83 away from the piston 80 and allows the piston to move in the cylinder 79. Thus the weight does not strike the grid heavilybut the compression of the air provides a cushion in the cylinder and thus eliminates the jar. A combination pet cock and check valve 87 is provided to control the air-imprisioncd by the piston 80 in cylinder 79. the grids,and especially the grids 70 and T0 are made with a plurality of prongs and these prongs are so spaced that theypass readily between the prongs on the opposite grid as shown in Fig. 11 so that these grids may be moved by each other without interference.

I claim:

1. .ln a main air control for a sanitarium, .a rarel action valve, a series of timers each provided with a motor and a stop for cooperation vith a movable .elen'ient thereot, operative connections between said first motor and valve tor'moving the same toward closed position, operative connections between t-hc third .OiE said motors and said valve .tor'moving it toward open position, the stops ot' the first and second motors having'a limitel movement, brakes for the second and third motors, and operative connections between said movable stops and the lie of the adjacent motor to release the 'same'on operation of the stop.

In an air control for a sanitarium, a raretaction valve, timer, operative connections between said timer and valve to move the valve toward closed position, a second timer, operative adjustable connections between the li st timer and the second timer for releasing "the same as the first timer stops, athird timer, operative connections between said third timer and valve to move the valve toward open position, and operative connections between the second timer and the third forreleasing the same as the 'i-iecond timer stops.

In an aircon-trol tor a .a Sanitarium, a raret'action valve, three timers, each provided with a motor and with a stop for said motor, 01 erative connections between the first timer and the valve for moving the same toward closed position, operative con- ,nections between the third timer and valve for moving the valve toward open position, the second and third timers being provided with brakes and the stops of the first and second timers having a limited movement, operative connections between the movable stop of the first timer and the brake of the second timer, operative connections between the movable stop of the second timer and the brake of the third timer, and a stop for I the third timer.

4. in an air control for a sanitarium, a raretaction valve, three timers, each pro vided with a iotorand with a stop for said motor, operative connections between the first timer and the valve for moving the same toward closed position, operative counections between the third timer and valve for moving the valve-toward open position, the second and third timers being provided with brakes and the stops ot the first and second timers being counterbalanced and having limited movement, operative connect-ions between themovable stop of the first timer and the brake of the second timer, operative connections between the movable stop oi the second t1mer-and the brake of the third timer, said connections permitting motion, and a stop for the th rd rarefaction valve, a series of timers each and weight motor and a grid below the weightfor interceptk same, .said grid being adjustablef provided with a drum ing the but otherwise lmmovable, the first two of said timers having also adjustable grids below the weights for intercepting the same mounted on movable counterbalanced rods the fingers of the grids being displaced withv to each other so that the pairs or may pass Without interference, andoperative connections between each of said rererence grids last named grids and the timer nextsucceeding 1t. 3

6. In an air control for a sanitarium, a

rarefaotion valve, tions between sald the valve toward timer, tions between said thlrd t mer and valve to a timer, operative connecclosed position, a second move the valve toward'open position, said first and third timers beingprovided with adjustable stops having polnters, altitude and alt-itude'scales starting it whenthe first timer and thethird timer and valve to move a third timer, and operative connecev and altitude scales for and third timers," the stops of the second timer being scales with which said pointers co-operate, said scales being calibrated to indicate altitudes which will lie-simulated in the sanitarium when the pointers are indifferent positions. 7 H

7.111 an air control for a sanitariuin, a

rarefaction valve,three timers, a stop for thefirst timer, a stop for the second timer,

operative connections between the stop of i the first timer and the second timer for start-- ,ing it whenthefirst stops, operative connections between the stop of, he second timer and the third timer for starting it when the. second timer stops,:indepe1ident manuallyadjustable stops for each timer,

and third timers." I 82 in an air control for a sanitariuin, a rarefaction-valve, three timers,'a stop for the first timer, astop for the second timer, operative connections between the stop of the firsti timer and the second 'timer for stops, operative connections between the stop of the second timer for starting it when the second timer stops, independent manually adjustable stops for each timer, the stops of said first provided with pointers playing forthe steps of said first 

